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 * 
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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 */
package database;

import java.sql.Connection;

/**
 * This class handles the database connection
 * 
 * 
 */
public interface ConnectionHandler {

   /**
    * Checks whether the current connection is allowed to create databases or setup the bot database
    * 
    * @return
    */
   public boolean canCreateDB();

   public boolean clearForNewAge();

   /**
    * Closes the database connection
    */
   public void close();

   /**
    * Checks whether the current connection is to an already setup database
    * 
    * @return
    */
   public boolean connectionIsValid();

   /**
    * returns a connection to the database
    * 
    * @return
    */
   public Connection getConnection();

   public int getDBVersion();

   public int performDBUpdate();

   public void resetAutoIncrement();
}
